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(5/8/2008) Young drivers are often clumped into one broad "under 25" category by law enforcement, insurance companies and society at large. The bad judgements and accidents of a small proportion of joy-riders and novices demonize the rest. But GPS-based tracking technologies are now being used to track individual behaviour and even to change it. | (10/23/2007) Canada's public sector and ICT vendors are working together to address the challenges of doing business with government. Public Sector Research's Chris Bishop details some of these procurement issues and what's being done about them. | (9/25/2007) Information technology is all about service, according to Ron McKerlie, corporate chief information and information technology officer, Ministry of Government Services. In addressing Showcase Ontario attendees at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre today, McKerlie's keynote stressed this year's service theme. | (9/6/2007) A taxi strike in New York City yesterday was having "limited impact, if any at all," according to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, while strike organizers declared the protest over new GPS tracking and credit card technology in cabs a success. The strike, planned for yesterday and today, would not lead to talks with taxi drivers, Bloomberg added. "There's nothing to talk about," he said. | (8/31/2007) Since 2005, phones sold in the United States have been GPS-enabled to accommodate the FCC E911 regulation requiring that cell phone carriers be able to locate specific phones for 911 emergency calls. But there's a big issue raising its head. At least in theory, this increased location monitoring means you can be tracked by a lot of folks now, at least according to the Privacy Rights Clearing House. | (8/22/2007) A much-needed overhaul to provincial government guidelines surrounding technology vendor procurement contracts may do away with an often convoluted and frustrating negotiation process. The Government of Ontario will start using new terms and conditions for small, low-risk technology contracts. | (8/13/2007) The U.K.'s Conservative Party has reiterated that it will scrap the government's 5.3 billion -pound ID cards scheme as ministers announced that the delayed procurement for the program had finally begun. Shadow home secretary David Davis says the project will do nothing to improve security, while costing the tax payer 20 billion pounds in the process. | (7/24/2007) It is an interesting indicator of the changing state of our political culture that even the most secretive and centralizing of governments now feel obliged to insist they consult closely with the public on key issues. At the same time, stakeholders regularly complain about the lack of consultation. They say decision-making is too closed, top-down and unresponsive. | (7/4/2007) John Grey, chair of HPb s Environmental Strategy Council, addressed the company's environmental programs and goals at a recent roundtable. Grey discussed their promise to reduce energy consumption, and the impact that HP's video collaboration tool, Halo, has had on the "green" movement. | (7/3/2007) John Grey, chair of HPb s Environmental Strategy Council, addressed the companyb s environmental programs and goals at a recent roundtable. Grey discussed their promise to reduce energy consumption, and the impact that HPb s video collaboration tool, Halo, has had on the b greenb movement. | (6/28/2007) The decision by Telus to call off its proposed merger with BCE earlier this week was met by surprise, but analysts are saying this decision may be a good thing for Canadian enterprise customers. Despite waging a high-profile public relations campaign last week with its chief executive arguing about the need for a truly national player, Telus issued a terse statement that it would not submit an offer as part of BCE's strategic review. The Western incumbent blamed "inadequacies of BCE's bid process" as the reason for the about-face. |
  | |  | | Blog Spotlight: Sandford Borins |  | As Professor of Strategic Management at the University of Toronto, Sandford Borins brings InterGovWorld.com readers exclusive insights into how and why the public sector is changing. You'll find new perspectives and questions, observations and objectives, lessons and answers. Cover to Cover, the blog by Prof. Sandford Borins, appears every Thursday. Inside Cover to Cover | |
| | | Unified Communications |  | Unity is a word often heard in the public sector, with myriad agencies and departments looking to foster collective thinking around some of today's most pressing issues. The word, however, doesn't usually get mentioned in the same breath as technology. That's a situation, though, that might soon be changing, thanks to a new software platform known as unified communications.
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